Nintendo 2000 Points Card (DSi or Wii)

by Nintendo

Product Features

• For use on the Wii Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop Channel
• Redeem Nintendo Points to download additional games, features, and items
• Points have no monetary value and cannot be redeemed for cash
• Use of points will be restricted by any Parental Control settings active on your console
• A broadband internet connection is required

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001TOQ8KC
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches ; 1.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: April 5, 2009
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,513 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #2 in Video Games > Wii > Hardware > Networking
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Get the most out of your Wii or DSi gaming console with a points card that allows you to access the Wii Shop Channel through the Wii console or the Nintendo DSi. Shop through the Nintendo DSi and then redeem Nintendo Points to download additional games, features, and items. Once you have downloaded a Virtual Console, WiiWare game, or items from Wii Shop, they will appear as a channel within the Wii Channel menu. Once you have downloaded games or items for DSi, they will appear as a channel within the DSi Shop Channel menu.

Things to note about the Nintendo Points Card:

• For use on the Wii Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop Channel
  
• Points are valid for use in the United States and Canada and may be used on either the Nintendo DSi or Wii systems
• Points from the same card may not be shared between two systems
• If you have an unused Wii Points Card, it is possible to load that points card on a DSi system instead
• You must have a compatible controller type to play Virtual Console and WiiWare games
  

How to use the Nintendo Points Card:

1. To redeem on the Wii console, start the console and proceed to the Wii Shop Channel. To redeem on Nintendo DSi, start the system and proceed to the Nintendo DSi Shop.
2. Select the option to add points.
3. Select the option to redeem a Nintendo Points Card.
4. Scratch off the silver area on the back of the card to reveal the activation number. Enter the activation number into the appropriate field on the screen.
5. Choose your items and start downloading.

The Fine Print:
Redeem for software downloads or other available items. Additional hardware accessories may be required to use certain downloaded software and are sold separately. Downloaded software is licensed to you, not sold. The use of this Nintendo Points Card is subject to a User Agreement found at support.nintendo.com. Please review before opening package. Use of Nintendo Points requires broadband Internet service, which is not available in all places. Points have no monetary value and cannot be redeemed for cash. All points and software downloads are only for use on a single system and are non-refundable and non-transferable and may not be divided between Nintendo DSi and Wii systems. Do not purchase if packaging has been opened. Points will not be replaced by Nintendo or your retailer if the Nintendo Points Card is lost or stolen. A maximum number of un-used points can be stored on one system. Please visit support.nintendo.com for more information.

Product Description

Get the most out of your Wii or DSi gaming console with a points card that allows you to access the Wii Shop Channel through the Wii console or the Nintendo DSi. Shop through the Nintendo DSi and then redeem Nintendo Points to download additional games, features, and items. Once you have downloaded a Virtual Console, WiiWare game, or items from Wii Shop, they will appear as a channel within the Wii Channel menu. Once you have downloaded games or items for DSi, they will appear as a channel within the DSi Shop Channel menu. Things to note about the Nintendo Points Card: For use on the Wii Shop Channel or the Nintendo DSi Shop Channel

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

64 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Correct Price (finally) for a Great Product, June 24, 2009

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Informed Buyer - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Nintendo 2000 Points Card (DSi or Wii) (Video Game)

EDIT: This card will NOT work on the 3DS. Nintendo made an announcement that 3DS cards will go on sale at a later date.


I'm writing this review for two reasons.

1. To balance out all of the negative reviews because of the price. Amazon has finally priced this at the $20 it should be, so there's no need for those negative reviews anymore.

2. Because of all the great games for WiiWare and the Virtual Console (currently, there isn't much to buy on the DSI. Edit: This has definitely changed since this was initially written). We all know about the scores of excellent classic games for all of the old systems on the Virtual Console. But WiiWare is proving to be truly impressive. Its home to extremely fun and innovative games that couldn't have existed without digital downloads. Among the greats are World of Goo, Swords and Soldiers, Mega Man 9, Toki Tori, and Bit.Trip:Beat. And many more promising games are on their way such as Icarian:Kindred Spirits and Cave Story. Also, now that they've added easy access to games stored on the SD card, you shouldn't need to worry about space constraints.

Oh, and a side note to Amazon.com: Please make download codes for more WiiWare games like you did for World of Goo. Its very convenient.


Edit: The price fluctuates a lot more than it should. I've contacted Amazon.com about this problem. I've seen it anywhere from $19.49-$25.00. Buy when its low if you can wait.

Edit - Winter 2009: Icarian:Kindred Spirits was worth looking forward to, but apparently Cave Story is still on the way. Two more Bit.Trip games, Core and Void, have been released, and they are totally different, yet just as great as the first. Rubik's Puzzle Galaxy: RUSH (by the makers of Toki Tori), Contra ReBirth, and LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias are a few more to add to the list of great games. Hopefully its more than just a rumor, but it looks like Konami's next remake may be Jackal - a potentially promising co-op.

Edit - Spring 2010: Mega Man 10 and Cave Story have been released. Mega Man 10 is, as expected, another excellent sequel. Cave Story was worth the very long wait. Its an extremely good platformer/action/adventure game along the lines of Castlevania and Metroid. The story is excellent, and the combat is just as good. There are multiple endings and other game modes to give it a high replay value. Its been a free game on the internet for years, but they remade all of the graphics and sound for this version. This is the kind of game to spend those Nintendo points on.

Edit - Spring 2011: Many more notable Virtual Console, WiiWare, and DSIWare games have been released (several Bit.Trip games, Bejeweled 2, And Yet It Moves, Airport Mania, and others come to mind), but recently, I've been hesitant to purchase them. There have been rumors of a new Nintendo console. This is exciting news, but it leaves me wondering what will happen to all of my purchased content on the Wii? If the DSI to 3DS transition is any indication, it will probably be okay but not perfect. In the next month or so, you'll be able to transfer your DSIWare games to your 3DS. I'm guessing "transfer" means that you won't be able to play them on the DSI anymore. Also, any leftover points you have on the DSI will NOT be transferred to the 3DS (because the 3DS uses real currency rather than points), and some games may not transfer at all. This solution sounds far from ideal.
Nintendo really needs to implement an account system where your games are tied to an account rather than a console. It really boils down to this: When the Wii 2 (or whatever they're going to call it) is released, I'd like to be able to log in to it with my Nintendo account, and download all of the games I purchased for the Wii. If I knew that all of the games I've purchased on the Wii would work with the Wii 2, I'd be buying a lot more of them.

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WiiWare and DSiWare: Let's Enter the World of Nintendo's Downloadable Software, October 5, 2009

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digiwrld1 (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Nintendo 2000 Points Card (DSi or Wii) (Video Game)

FYI, the conversion rate is 100 points = $1. It seems that Amazon had previously priced it above the normal conversion rate, but now it's selling at $20 so it's all good - hence the reason I wanted to write this review, to balance out some of the 1 star reviews from the earlier price point.

So what do you need this points card for? You're thinking, this isn't a video game! What in the world is it?

The Wii and Nintendo DSi allow players to download games directly to their respective systems - no discs or cartridges needed! To purchase these games from your Wii or Nintendo DSi system, you may either enter your credit card information and purchase points directly from the Wii or DSi Shop Channel; or you may purchase a Points Card and redeem the unique code found on each card. Once you have points on your account, you're ready to purchase, download, and play any of the hundreds of titles available.

Each week Nintendo releases several new games for players to download, and it's grown to be quite a library available for download, from classic Nintendo and Sega titles to mind twisting puzzles to stunning indie games. If you haven't checked out the Wii Shop Channel or DSi Shop Channel, or haven't seen it in a long time, be sure to take a look - there's a number of great titles already on the store and more coming down the line for both WiiWare and DSiWare.

45 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DSi Points card - 2000 - Love it!, August 27, 2009

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Pebbles "Pebbles" - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Nintendo 2000 Points Card (DSi or Wii) (Video Game)

Hello I'm an autistic adult gamer.

This is my review on DSi Points card - 2000 points.

Well I buy my DSi points card from GameStop every couple of months & load the points onto my DSi then download what ever game I want in the DSi Shop. Now there isn't a real lot to exciting to really want to download for a game just yet probably because the system is still relatively new.

If your going to download any little DSi games from the DSi shop here are my favorites:

Web Browser - Free
Brain Age: Express Math - 800
Brain Age: Express Art's & Letters - 800
Brain Challenge - 800
Dr.Mario: Express - 500
Mario VS DK: March of the Mini's - 800
Asphalt 4: Elite Racing - 800
Pop+Solo - 500
Guitar Rock Tour - 500
Viking Invasion - 800
Dragon's Lair - 800
Domo Series - 200 each (There's 5 Domo games altogether.)
Robot Rescue - 200
SparkleSnap Shots - 500
Pinball Pulse - 500
Move your brain rollaway puzzle - 500
Me & my dogs: Friend's forever - 800
Mario Clock - 200
Globulos Party - 500
Aura Aura Climber - 200
Arcade Bowling & Hoop's - 200 each
Zoo Frenzy - 500
Spotto! - 200
Flips: Terror in cublicle four & The Bubonic Builder's - 500 each
Extreme Hangman - 200

Games to avoid if your an adult: (I would not recommend these titles these are ones I downloaded thinking would be fun & turned out to be really childish & some lame. My advise don't download them your wasting your points & time on these games below.)

Art Style Series (AVOID ALL TOGETHER)

I tried Art Style: Aquia - 500 (Was very dissappointed with the game.)
Sukdoku Student - 500
WarioWare: Snapped - 500
Mighty Flip Champs! - 800
Paper Airplane Chase - 200
Flipnote Studio - Free
American PopStar - 800 (Recommend for kids in middle school going into high school in my opinion)

Happy Gaming!